The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-28

Wheat as a general thing is not look
Ing well. Corn is growing very fast.
The recent rain was a great benefit tc
grass and oats
1t will soon be time for the blackberry
storm.
Mrs Mary Cling of Ardmore, Pa, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs Matte Bur-
mite
The Cherry Hill Sabbath School will
hold their annual festival on Saturday
evening, June 4ih. This town will be
represented
1t is whispered strawberry festival,
with all the dclicacies Of the season will
be held here soon.
Fishing parties, at night seem to be
the rage with Il few ofour citizens. They
90 at night to catch GELS, but catch more
colds than anything else.
VIM. $ Burnitc has started his steam
spoke mill and is busy filling an order of
10000 spokes.
Hiram Walker of Barksdalc, who was
50 unfortunate as to get kicked byEa
horse last winter, is still suffering with
his arm, which is very much swollen and
is still very purple.
Last Friday evening Thos. Major, the
well-known butcher, loaded his wagon
with hides valued at about S25.00, 50 as
to make an early start on Saturday
morning to Wilmington. During the
night the hides were stolen and Mr.. NJ.
traced double team to Newark, and
there lost their track. He took train
and went to Wilmington where he cap
turcd both hides and team. The thieves
hied away to hide, or steal more hides,
and were not caught
Barney Moore, of Appleton is training
his promising young trotting stallion,
Ilannis Ir llannis is a good mover and
for endurance cannot be surpassed.
Reed Maaraw has him in charge for
training.
II. II. Kimblc Of Appleton is improv-
Ing his fine property by new roofing.
Mrs Ruth Tut who has been in bad
health for several months, is getting bet
ter, but is still confined to her room.
Everybody in the ncighborhood should
attend Sunday school at the Jackson Hall,
Sunday afternoons at 2.30., especially the
young men and Children as it would be
much better than going fishing, sitting
around store porches, and lounging in
the woods, etc.
Wm. Richie cur florist and trucker
takes pleasure in raising fine plants, and
produce, for which he realizes good
prices
John =. Wade keeps Il new and fresh
stock Of goods at his store, corner Fifth
and Mulberry avenue, this city.
The apple crop will he rather small
this year, by the look oforchards around
here The trees that were full of bios
SONS have very few apples. Cherries
likewise.
VIM. C.. Henderson who has Il lucra-
tive position at Eddystone, Pa, spent
Sunday with his family at coax Hill"
near here.
VIM. Tay;ors residence near Big Elk
school house is rapidly nearing compile
ton, and will bea convenient and at
tractivc building.
Mrs. Matilda Egnor has rented her
farm and has taken up a residence in
this town with her son-in-law, Thomas
Major, ir.
j. Madison Egnor who has been en-
gagged by the b. x 0. Railroad Company
in New York. paid Cowantown a visit on
Sunday last.
Mrs. Rebccca Dwyer, who sold her
personal property last spring, and rented
her farm and moved to Trainer Pa,
spent several days visiting friends here
this week
A green worm with kind of brown sides
is destroying the currant and gooscberry
bushes by eating all the leaves.
4 slight whisper reaches our ears that
the Is. II o. Railroad is going to run IL
mail train in a few weeks, and the mail
for this place and Appleton to be thrown
oifat Barksdalc.